We examine the relationship between schooling completed and mathematics learning from
2000 to 2014 by developing learning profiles for Indonesia. Using nearly-nationally …

In this paper, we use a new database for Mexico to model the possible long-run effects of the
pandemic on learning. First, based on the framework of Neidhöffer et al.(2021), we estimate …

Girls' education has been widely promoted as the answer to a wide range of problems. This
article maps four key ideas that have framed this formulation. These are firstly, a techno …

Women's schooling has long been regarded as one of the best investments in development.
Yet countries vary widely in the extent to which a year of schooling conveys useful skills and …

Using a unique longitudinal dataset collected from primary school students in Pakistan, we
document four new facts about learning in low-income countries. First, children's test scores …

Learning trajectories vary amazingly widely across countries, regions, and individual
students in dynamic ways. In this paper we develop a parametrized structural model of the …

Learning outcomes in many low-and middleincome countries are very low, even among
children who spend many years in school. Across the seven countries that participated in the …

This research explores determinants of higher education (HE) expectation in Bissau, Guinea-
Bissau. Survey data includes 2,039 randomly selected responses from school-attending …

This special issue explores the use of learning profiles for analysing the dynamics of low
learning in low-and middle-income countries and informing priorities to address the learning …

Learning to read is the most important outcome of primary education. However, despite
substantial improvements in primary school enrolment, most students in low-and middle …